Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

"Suppose, there really is such an advanced civilization, and they radiate their power to the entire Earth through the sun. Then, I'm afraid that only places not illuminated by the sun can escape disaster. So, the conclusion of the conjecture is that the two ends of the North and South Poles will become safe havens. We are in the Northern Hemisphere, and as these messages spread, they turned into the so-called 'it's safer to go north.'"

Having said that, he shook his head slightly, "But these are just conjectures. No one knows if they're true or false. Besides, not everyone can run to the Arctic to take refuge, or even live there."

He paused, suddenly thinking of Bai Youwei's mother, Wang Jingxian.

Wang Jingxian went north by ship, and her destination was most likely the Arctic.

Speaking of going to the Arctic, it seems incredible, but in fact, many people have traveled to the Arctic. As long as you are well prepared, going to the Arctic is not as difficult as you might think.

Even if you can't get an icebreaker, you can go from land, first to St. Petersburg in Russia, and then along the tracks of the Arctic tourist train all the way forward, passing through Petrozavodsk and Kem, arriving at Murmansk in the Russian Arctic, and then crossing the border to Norway, where there is an Arctic coastal town, Kirkenes…

Of course, you will encounter many difficulties along the way. Low temperatures and food shortages can be fatal.

But maybe… maybe the Arctic region has not been affected by the doll game and remains as it was?

These considerations seem too distant.

Bai Youwei suddenly asked him, "When does the polar night in the Arctic begin?"

Shen Mo raised his eyebrows slightly, "September, it should be around September 20th, until March of the following year. You can't see the sun for half a year."

Bai Youwei calculated the time in her mind.

It's August now. It will take more than a month to get to the Arctic from here, just in time for the polar night, and then you can live comfortably in a place where the sun doesn't shine for half a year.

Her mother sure is thinking big.

Seeing that she asked so specifically, Shen Mo thought she was tempted and asked, "Do you believe the Arctic conjecture is true?"

"Even if it's not true, it doesn't matter." Bai Youwei smiled, "There aren't many people there. It's difficult to even get a mahjong game going. Even if the game area covers the entire Arctic Circle, it would probably be difficult to trigger. I'm just thinking, could the blind spot in the Arctic be deliberately left by the game to attract survivors to gather together? Otherwise, how could the puzzle be completed?"

Hearing this, Shen Mo frowned and pondered, "If the survivors are always scattered, the puzzles that can be collected will be very limited, because without transportation, we can't get in touch with mazes in other regions, such as Australia… The doll game shouldn't set a goal that we can't complete at all."

Even if a blind spot is set up to attract people to go there, there will definitely be some people who cannot reach the Arctic for various reasons. So, how should that part of the puzzle be collected?

The two fell silent at the same time, seemingly realizing that this was a dead end, or a dead alley.

After a long time, Shen Mo said, "Collecting all the puzzle pieces can clear all the games. This is the clue Zhang Tianyang got from using the brocade sack prop. It shouldn't be wrong. Maybe when there are more puzzle pieces, there will be more clues."

Bai Youwei thought for a while, took out all the puzzle pieces, and laid them on the bed to piece them together.

Shen Mo also wanted to know what these puzzle pieces could make.

But unfortunately, with only their eight puzzle pieces, the shapes of each piece didn't match. They couldn't piece them together no matter what, and they had no clue at all.

Shen Mo said lightly, "It seems we need more puzzle pieces…"

Suddenly, Shen Fei's voice came from outside:

"Teacher Cheng! Is my brother here?"

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